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TV to See: The Venture Bros.
After a hiatus of year and a half, the decidedly-not-for-kids animated series “The Venture Bros.” has returned for a third season on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim lineup. Fans are eagerly tuning in for more adventures of the inept superscientist Dr. Venture, his dimwitted, mystery-loving sons Hank and Dean, their twitchingly violent bodyguard, Brock Sampson, and the pathetic array of supervillains who seek to destroy them.
When Last We Saw Our Heroes …
The Season Two finale was a literally explosive two-parter, in which the Venture family found themselves guests at the wedding of Dr. Venture’s nemesis, The Monarch. Meanwhile, The Monarch’s rival in love and villainy, Phantom Limb, was prepared to do anything to take the prospective groom’s sexy and bizarrely deep-voiced bride, Dr. Girlfriend (is she Dr. Wife now?), for himself. All seemed lost, until the Sovereign of the Guild of Calamitous Intent brought the hammer down—and turned out to be David Bowie.
Source: IGN.com
Show cocreator Jackson Publick claims that the Season Three opener revealed, if not directly, the devastating secret Dr. Girlfriend planned to confess to her new husband just before the Season Two credits rolled. But if you weren’t watching closely, you might have missed it. Look for answers by watching (and rewatching) full episodes and video clips on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim Web site.
Source: Adult Swim
Behind the Microphone
Unfortunately, Stephen Colbert will not be back as Dr. Impossible this season. Despite his oft-professed devotion to all things geeky, and his previous appearances both on “The Venture Bros.” and “Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law,” Colbert apparently has better things to do than voice an animated series.
In contrast, Patrick Warburton clearly has no problem with starring simultaneously in live and animated TV roles. Perhaps best known as Elaine’s boyfriend Puddy on “Seinfeld,” Warburton, who voices Brock Sampson on “The Venture Bros.,” also provides the voice of wheelchair-bound cop Joe Swanson on the animated FOX series “Family Guy” and plays Jeff on the CBS sitcom “Rules of Engagement.” Read more about this multifaceted actor in this 2007 interview with The Current, the student newspaper at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Source: The Current Online.com
“Venture Bros.” cocreator, director, writer and the voice of several characters (including Hank Venture and The Monarch), Jackson Publick (né Christopher McCulloch) seems always ready to talk about the series. A 2007 interview with Reason magazine explores many of the pop culture references that the cartoon so lovingly, savagely lampoons, while a May 2008 talk with The Onion’s A.V. Club offers insight into Season Three.
To become part of the conversation, read Jackson Publick’s and Dr. Venture/Phantom Limb voice actor James Urbaniak’s LiveJournal blogs.
Source: LiveJournal
In addition to writing, editing, creating visual effects and voicing Dr. Girlfriend and Henchman 21 for “The Venture Bros.,” series cocreator Eric “Doc” Hammer is also a talented artist. View his work at deviantART.
Source: deviantART
Order Now—Venchmen Are Standing by
Show your “Venture Bros.” love by joining the Shirt of the Week Club, which is selling a new, limited-edition shirt in conjunction with every fresh episode.
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Publick admits in his A.V. Club interview that if you’re new to the series, you might have a tough time figuring out what’s going on in Season Three. Catch up on what you missed by purchasing the Season One and Season Two DVDs from the Dulcinea Media Store.
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